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senior big data engineer - cloudera hadoop to aws migration
Posted 1 day ago by Randstand (USA)
Job SummaryWe are seeking a senior-level Big Data Engineer with hands-on experience migrating enterprise Cloudera Hadoop...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location blue bell, pennsylvania (remote)
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Senior C# Engineer - .NET 8/9, AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS - OUTSIDE IR35
Posted 1 day ago by Smart-Sourcer
TakeawayLead the architecture and build of a greenfield SaaS platform as a deeply senior, hands-on C# engineer, with hea...
- Rate £800 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location United Kingdom
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Lead Platform Engineer - Remote - Outside IR35 - AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Pla...
Posted 3 days ago by TrinIT Talent Ltd
Job DescriptionYou will take a leading role in delivering a large-scale cloud platform transformation, helping to build...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote , UK
Senior Software Developer – Insights team – Python, Typescript, NoSQL, AWS,
Posted 3 days ago by Brookwood Recruitment
13338-1 Senior Software Developer – Insights teamAre you passionate about transforming software delivery through cutting...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Lead Engineer, Full Stack Platform Engineer (Agentic AI AWS Dynamo AWS Elastic S...
Posted 4 days ago by Sun Technologies,Inc.
Pay Range: $70- $85/hr. The pay rate may differ depending on your skills, education, experience, and other qualification...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Senior Solutions Architect – AWS Migration & Modernisation
Posted 4 days ago by Cloud Bridge Tech Recruitment
What You'll DoLead architecture for a complex Azure-to-AWS migration programmeDrive application and infrastructure moder...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Harrow, England, United Kingdom
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Outside IR35 Contract Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (AI Platform)
Posted 4 days ago by 83zero Limited
Outside IR35 Contract: Senior AWS Platform Engineer (AI Platform)Day Rate: Up to £600 Outside IR35Location / Arrangement...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
Need 12+ Years Profiles - AWS AI/ML Engineer – Medicaid (Python & SageMaker) - R...
Posted 4 days ago by 3AMIGOSIT LLC
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced AWS AI/ML Engineer to support a Medicaid modernization initiative for an HHS cl...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Product Engineer (Backend-Leaning) | Python, TypeScript, AWS | Billing, Pricing...
Posted 4 days ago by Owen Thomas | B Corp™
The CompanyWe're partnering with an ambitious technology business building software within a highly regulated, data-inte...
- Rate £550 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location United Kingdom
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About Our Outside IR35 AWS Contract Roles
What does a aws contractor do?
Organisations bring in AWS contractors to design, build, migrate, and manage cloud infrastructure and services on the AWS platform. Contract engagements span a wide range of activities including cloud architecture design, infrastructure-as-code implementation, application migration from on-premise to AWS, cost optimisation, security hardening, and the ongoing management and automation of AWS environments. AWS contractors are in demand across virtually every sector, with financial services, retail, media, technology, and the public sector being particularly active users of AWS expertise on a contract basis.
AWS contractors are expected to have deep, practical knowledge of the core AWS service portfolio, including compute services such as EC2 and Lambda, storage including S3 and EBS, networking including VPC and Route 53, and managed database services. Infrastructure-as-code skills using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation are widely expected, as is experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes or AWS ECS and EKS. For security-focused roles, knowledge of AWS IAM, security groups, and compliance frameworks is essential. AWS certifications, particularly Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, are widely held in the contractor market and are frequently listed as requirements in job specifications. DevOps experience and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines are expected across most senior engagements.
What is the market like for aws contractors?
The AWS contract market is one of the largest and most consistently active segments of the UK technology contracting market. AWS remains the leading cloud platform by market share in the UK, and the volume of cloud migration, modernisation, and optimisation work continues to generate strong contractor demand. Cost optimisation and cloud governance work has become an increasingly important source of contract engagements as organisations that moved quickly to AWS seek to bring their cloud spending under control. Rates for experienced AWS contractors have been broadly stable, with specialisms in serverless architecture, Kubernetes, and cloud security commanding premiums above the market rate.
What does Outside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as outside IR35, the engagement is treated as a business-to-business arrangement. The contractor operates through their own limited company, invoices for services, and manages their own tax affairs including corporation tax, self-assessment, and VAT where applicable.
Outside IR35 engagements are assessed against three key factors: the degree of control the client exercises over how the work is delivered, whether the contractor has a genuine right to provide a substitute, and whether there is a mutuality of obligation between the parties. Contracts that demonstrate contractor autonomy, project-based delivery, and the absence of ongoing employment obligations are more likely to sit outside IR35. Since April 2021, responsibility for making this determination sits with the end client for medium and large private sector organisations.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 28% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as outside IR35. The proportion varies by sector and role type, with some disciplines seeing a significantly higher or lower share of outside IR35 opportunities. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What aws roles are usually Outside IR35?
AWS contracts have a notably high outside IR35 rate among those specifying IR35 treatment, with roughly two thirds sitting outside. Cloud migration projects, infrastructure builds, and architecture design engagements with defined scope are the primary drivers. Technology companies, digital agencies, and organisations moving workloads to AWS frequently engage contractors for specific phases of their cloud journey. Multi-service experience across compute, networking, data, and security within the AWS ecosystem is the baseline expectation.
How much do aws contractors usually earn when working Outside IR35?
Contract rates for aws roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Rates shown are for outside IR35 engagements and reflect the gross day rate paid to the contractor's limited company before any personal tax obligations.
How many Outside IR35 aws vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 400 aws contract roles across the site. Of the roles currently listed on our site, around one in four are Outside IR35. Data reviewed up to July 2026.